Louis Nabil Djalili
Directing
Biography
Louis Nabil Djalili is a British-Iranian filmmaker who grew up in south-west London. In 2024, he married a beautiful Sicilian woman from Acireale and moved to Catania so that the two of them could live together and make an impact on improving Sicily. He's been making movies since 2019, with 13 short films to his name, but now focused on building on the success of his film "Shoulder to Shoulder" after it was selected for the 72 edition of the Taormina Film Festival.
Known For
A foreign writer is in Sicily and believes that careful observation is enough to understand Sicilian culture and Sicilians. However, through his stories, he learns that you cannot know or understand Sicily or Sicilians through mere observation. You have to stand beside its people, shoulder to shoulder (Spalla a Spadda), share their struggles and their victories. Only then can you begin to understand
Should to Shoulder
Half siblings move into their family home for lockdown and become inspired to write a song about unity in response to the Covid 19 Pandemic.
Broasis - a film about a band
A stressed dentist is inadvertently invited to an improv class. The film focuses on the transformative power that improv can have on a persons life.